Saturated my head in Minoxidil for ~5 months, seemed to regrow lots of hair

Saturated my head in Minoxidil for ~5 months, seemed to regrow lots of hair

Hey guys, as a lot of you know, I've tried a lot of stuff through the years and blew a lot of money on crap that didn't work to try to control hair loss. The most effective thing to 'regrow' hair is a hair transplant procedure.
Here are my results after my 1st one: http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog
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For a decade, I simply tried to control the hair loss while juicing. Some things work than others. Regrowth wasn't really on the map. In a nutshell, the best thing you can do is avoid highly androgenic compounds, take finasteride, a high quality minoxidil formula with azelaic acid and a ketconazole shampoo that also includes ingredients to reduce inflammation (and is designed for daily long term use, unlike Nizoral). I have a simplified and thorough discussion here - How to Significantly Reduce/Prevent Hair Loss From Steroids. The routine works super good to prevent further loss for most guys (I get lots of feedback via email and I appreciate it!).

For the past 4 or 5 months or so I have been trying something a bit different that has significantly regrown a lot of hair that was seemingly lost earlier in the year when I idiotically combined finasteride and Deca (and also used Melanotan, which seemed to make things worse). I was losing 200-250 hairs in the hair, for about 5.5 months. The results are really good and I'm putting off a previously scheduled hair restoration procedure that was to address the crown and specific frontal zones. Simply put, a lot more hairs are growing in and coming out. The net difference has resulted in a lot of added density, especially in the front on the hair line. You basically keep your head saturated in minoxidil all day. I haven't had ANY side effects, not even dry scalp.

Regrowth is super tough to get, but this combo has made my hair grow super fast and also minimized my hair loss in the shower. It's the best thing I've done and you might want to try it if you want a shot at some regrowth. At worst, it will really slow down your current rate of hair loss. Over the past 5 months it's important to note that I'm on a prescribed 200mg of test, every 7 days. So I don't have high levels of androgens in my system. I did a 4 week run of superdrol and noticed no increase in hair loss and no decrease in regrowth. Superdrol is pretty safe for most guys.

Anyway, here's what I do-

2.5 mg finasteride every 3 days (my doctor prescribes Proscar, insurance covers it. Costs 40$ for 3-4 months. I cut then into 1/2s. There was an Austalian study that showed taking finasteride every 3 days was 90% as effective as taking it every day.)

2-4 Applications of PI 15% Minoxidil with Azelaic Acid (if you haven't used minoxidil before definitely start with the 5% strength minoxidil) The idea is basically to keep your head saturated in minoxidil the entire day. It seems to work even better. I know the directions say 1 or 2 applications a day is sufficient, but I never got as much regrowth as I am now, applying it several times a day. For my specific recommendation on which product to use check out www.hairlossfromsteroids.com - if you want to try this but want to use a cheaper minoxidil, you can get a 5% generic minoxidil (but note: it won't have azelaic acid which inhibits scalp DHT). The generic Kirkland or Member's Mark minoxidil is legitimate and super cheap. The formula I suggest dries super quick and isn't oily unlike most minoxidil formulas I've used. Again, the idea is to have your head saturated in minoxidil all day.

Use a quality ketoconazole shampoo daily or every other day. Make sure you pick ketoconazole formula that you can use every day or every other day (Nizoral is too harsh for most guys to use daily). You'll probably want to wash out the minoxidil residue so you'll probably be showering at least every two days. I shower 1 or 2 times a day and reapply the minoxidil each time (unless I'm going out).

Use N2 Shampoo daily or every other day - this is seriously a good hair growth shampoo. It also has a lot of ingredients that will keep potential dry scalp issues (from minoxidil or ketoconazole) away. N2 is the shampoo from Need2BuildMuscle, here's my 6 week review on it, I've continued to use it: Going to review N2 Shampoo on my little website :)

HGH will also benefit your hair growth. I'm not using it now however.
I've been doing this routine for months now and I haven't had dry scalp or any issues.

Most guys think that they aren't getting results from minoxidil. I certainly thought that in the past. The newer formulas are a ton better than the old oily crap that was overpriced. Although I never saw too much regrowth from minoxidil - I did seem to notice that I lost way less hair in the shower. The usual 40-50 hairs became 15-20 hairs. I always reference this study from the "International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons" that shows the guys that used minoxidil for a year reduced their hair shed in shower from a median of 69.7 hairs to 33.8 hairs (over a 50% reduction). So it works, you gotta use it consistently though.
source: ISHRS Study: 5% Minoxidil in Treating Male-Pattern Hair Loss

I work at home mostly so I don't mind have my head saturated in minoxidil or my hair not styled, the PI formula dries real quick anyway (5 minutes). Again this might not be for everybody, but if you want to MAX out and want the best opportunity for regrowth you may want to give it a shot.

if you have any questions - ask away, I'll try to answer them for ya. This is also posted in the hair loss prevention thread, but there's like 3000 posts in that and its easy to miss

Alright, over the past ~3 weeks I've changed some stuff up since the FDA has decided to take away our right to purchase 15% minoxidil with 5% azelaic acid.
So far so good, it's been 20 days and I'm still getting a lot of regrowth. The 10% azelaic acid seems to be working on the hair line. Apply the AA first, rub it in, give it a few minutes, then apply the minoxidil

Alright, over the past ~3 weeks I've changed some stuff up since the FDA has decided to take away our right to purchase 15% minoxidil with 5% azelaic acid.
So far so good, it's been 20 days and I'm still getting a lot of regrowth. The 10% azelaic acid seems to be working on the hair line. Apply the AA first, rub it in, give it a few minutes, then apply the minoxidil

yup, last week, unfortunately the FDA required the discontinuation of 15% minoxidil and seemingly SHUT DOWN Perfect Image LLC (they made GREAT products) in the process. A guy that had been following my same routine saw that 15% minoxidil was no longer available and emailed me in a panic. If he's on this board too, I appreciate the email... I don't think anyone should panic however.

To be clear the FHA never approved any of these items, so they gradually have been shutting different companies down, you can still find various brands for sale, I'm going to stock up, I love my now full head of hair

To be clear the FHA never approved any of these items, so they gradually have been shutting different companies down, you can still find various brands for sale, I'm going to stock up, I love my now full head of hair

I hear ya, it's the same at the dietary supplement industry. Unfortunately the FDA's crusade, in this case, has taken away a lot of products that have really helped a lot of guys (what's new though?). In some cases such Dr. Lee @ minoxidil.com, the DEA got involved. I don't know all the details but they slapped him with "intent to distributed illegal drugs," he probably got a warning and continued his operation though. At the end of the day were just talking about hair loss remedies. It's a bummer.

Understandably so, I get a lot emails about guys that are worried about the potential side effects of Propecia, while there is legitimate potential I don't think Propecia is any more 'dangerous' than any other Rx drug.

Further, I just want to suggest that nothing with this drug is permanent and not to let a less than 1% chance of lasting side effects make you paranoid.

DHT eats on (progressively miniaturizes) hair that are genetically prone to hair loss (areas most prone are the crown and hair line)

I liked your update on the website talking about the FDA can ban pre-made Minox/AA, but they can stop us fron buying the ingredients separately. I apologize if you've already mentioned this, but is there anywhere to purchase raw Minoxidil so I can make my own 15% (or even higher, wink) mixture?

I liked your update on the website talking about the FDA can ban pre-made Minox/AA, but they can stop us fron buying the ingredients separately. I apologize if you've already mentioned this, but is there anywhere to purchase raw Minoxidil so I can make my own 15% (or even higher, wink) mixture?

good question, that's true - While 5,10,20% Azelaic acid is available, 15% minoxiidil isn't available it seems. I'll be on the lookout though and I'll let you know as soon/if I find out!

I recently saw that even on ebay they are selling smaller amounts of minoxidil powder and azelaic acid powder and the guy is from vegas.

The only thing that concerns me is how do you know it is what it suppose to be. I mean the prices are cheap like 7 bucks.

Getting almost out of the Perfect Imagine and will have to go to kirklands 5%, is that a good product?

Thanks

I've been using Sam's Club version for years now, JUST switched over this week to Wholesale Hair Products 5% Minoxidil + AA, we'll see... I'm kind of nervous since I know Sam's Club is 5% Minoxidil, but Wholesale Hair Products has no quality control. Hmmmm.....

I just want to buy raw AA and Minoxidil and make my OWN solution like I do with 'everything' else

I get good results simply using 5% minoxidil 3 X day and a pituitary stimulator for a GH release.

Also using a round comb (the kind that fits in your hand) to brush ayour head for 5-7 mins after each application gets good blood flow, remember the hair folicle is an extension of the blood vessel, more blood means more hair strength.

Hi just read your hair loss regime Saturated my head in Minoxidil . sounds ok but what do you do put the minoxidil on the wait till t dries for a few hours
he put it on again?? id jus like to say ive been looseing my hair for years now, have tryed everything. i wonder if you can help me
my regime at the moment is as follows
1 5MG FINASTERIDE A DAY. MINOXIDIL 5% 2 times aday . nizerol shampoo twice aweek allso useing hairmax laser every other day. my hair s thinning very badly could you advise me on what i may use, do you think the stuff im on now will help me. do you think the 5mg finasteride is ok.
would you get back to me
cheers as soon as pos
steve b

But, in addition to the above protocols.....nettle extract is probably the one thing that made the most improvement for me. I used Division 1, unleashed and now test factor (not the DAA version, the SHBG version) and it literally stops any remaining hair fallout. Minox/AA/spiro/nizoral have worked well for me, decreasing hair fallout by 50-60% easily....but the nettle extract dropped the remaining 40% in half or better....I am not sure why or how this works, but I have had it happen 4 times now with different products. Within a few days to a week, there is much less hair fallout....regardless of if you had an issue with it, or if it was under control before starting nettle, this stuff improves the situation either way.

Minxodill is a good medcinie for hair loss.Hairs start growing with it, if patient hair loss problem[/URL] is not very serious. In some cases it can't help patient to stop hair loss. Before using any version of Minxodill, must consult with a good Hair doctor or dermatologiest.

[*]2-4 Applications of PI 15% Minoxidil with Azelaic Acid (if you haven't used minoxidil before definitely start with the 5% strength minoxidil) The idea is basically to keep your head saturated in minoxidil the entire day.

Good to hear this protocol did work for you. But where is the rational for keeping the scalp saturated with minoxidil. If it ever can be saturated. Other that your experience is there any study? Rational?